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Ty Johnson

Rays
Number #55
Position RP
Bats L
Throws R
Age 25
Height 6' 6"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Rockwall, TX
Born Sep 25, 2001

Key Insights

2026
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Johnson throws a fastball 73.3% of the time, against 39.1% when he is ahead.

45 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Johnson's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

87 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Johnson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 75.6 off his slider.

87 and 74 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Johnson goes to the slider: 58.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.4% the rest of the time.

62 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Johnson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

161 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Johnson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

161 located pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 25, 2001
Birth Place Rockwall, TX
Height 6' 6"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R
College/Draft Ball State